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Colour

#8DB4EB

  • #8DB4EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#8DB4EB is a blue with RGB values 141, 180, 235 and HSL 215°, 70%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#8DB4EB#8DB4EB
HEX#8DB4EB
RGBrgb(141, 180, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7059, 0.9216
RGB percentages55.3%, 70.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(215.1, 70.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 40%, 92.2%)
CMYK40%, 23.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,286,891
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB4EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#724B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B7EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AEEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6CC0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC48D
Analogous#8DE3EB, #958DEB
Triadic#EB8DB4, #B4EB8D
Split complementary#EB958D, #E3EB8D
Tetradic#EB8DE3, #EBC48D, #8DEB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4EDFA
Lighter +10%#B8D1F3
Darker −10%#6297E3
Darker −20%#367BDC
Darker −30%#2162BE
Darker −40%#1A4C92
More saturated +25%#7CB1FC
Less saturated −25%#9EB7DA

Channel breakdown

R141
G180
B235
Red141 (55.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue215.11°
Saturation (HSL)70.15%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G B4 · B EB

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